Primary 1 have had a great Maths Week. We have been learning to form our numbers using cars, cubes and playdough. Our buddies wrote number stories and shared them with us. We also went on a shape hunt around the classroom.
What a fun and busy week we have had.
Primary 1/2 spend the morning investigating fairytales. We wanted to know exactly what a fairytale needs in order for it to be a fairytale.
We began by collecting all of our ideas in our class floor book. Mrs Cree helped by creating a fairytale checklist. We then worked in groups to investigate four fairytales with our checklist.
After a thorough investigation, we decided that all fairytales should have:
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Could all Primary 1 and 2 children wear a polo shirt with leggings or trousers on Monday 18th December. This will help with getting changed for the school show. No shirts and ties please. Some children have also still to bring in items as part of their costumes. Could these please be brought to school in a labelled carrier bag tomorrow.
Rockband – black t-shirt, black trousers/leggings and sunglasses.
Narrators – Christmas jumper, black trousers/leggings and festive headband or hat.
Angels – White tights/leggings and white t-shirt.
Snowflakes/Wind – Black t-shirt and black trousers/leggings.
Thank you
Mrs Cree, Mrs Warner and Miss Mclachlan
Here are this week’s Star Writers in Primary 1/2. We are all working so hard to write independently using our sounds. Well done P1/2!
Primary 4/5 used lines to create a hairy effect on our rabbits. They turned out really well.
Mrs Cree and Primary 4/5 would like to wish everyone a happy Easter.
This afternoon, Primary 4/5 were very busy designing ‘unsinkable’ boats. We were each given a 2l bottle (boat), 2 bottle ends (bulk heads) and enough weights to half submerge our boat in the water. We had to work together in our groups to find the best place for our watertight compartments and the best distribuation of weight.
Every group had to ensure that their boat was level in the water with the bottle top half submerged. When our hull was breached (bottle lid removed), we used ipads to time how long it took our ship to sink. Our results showed that ships sink faster with no bulkheads. We also discovered that if the there were too many weights at one end of the boat, it caused our breaced hull to rise above the water level giving us false results.
One group discovered that placing the bulkheads at either end of the ship with the weight evenly distributed was the most effective in allowing our boat to stay afloat.
This afternoon we were conducting a very exciting science experiment. We used milk, food colouring and washing up liquid.
Firstly, we poured some milk into a bowl. We then added 3 drops of red, yellow, blue and green food colouring. Next, we got a cotton bud, dipped it into washing up liquid, then gently touched the milk with the cotton bud. It created a ‘colourful tornado.’
Some of the adjectives we used to describe the effect were: ‘extraordinary’ (Thomas), ‘scientific’ (Cuan), ‘a burst of rainbow colours’ (Millie), tie-dye (Riley and Sophie).
Come and visit us on Monday night at 7 pm to see it for yourself!
Primary 4/5 became scientists for the afternoon. We were experimenting with an orange and a grape to see if they would float or sink.
A lot of us thought the orange would sink because it was heavier than the grape. Imagine our surprise when our experiment showed it was the other way round.
Mrs Haigh (Emma’s mum) spoke to us about density and why the orange floats even though it’s heavier. Did you know that the orange peel contains little air pockets that make it less dense than water? This is why it floats.
We tested this theory by peeling the orange…it sank!
Primary 4/5 enjoyed learning about all the different rooms in the Titanic. We discovered what they were called, what they were used for and who they were used by. Everyone was a little suprised to see how little there was for the 3rd class passengers. We recorded our findings in pairs and now have even more facts for our fact files.
Tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday) Primary 4/5 will be attending the handball festival. The children have been practising during their PE lessons and I am sure they will all do a great job.
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